Lindows.com Hypes An Upcoming $199 PC

prostoalex writes "After having struck a deal with Walmart on $299 PC, Lindows is planning to introduce $199 PC. ExtremeTech has the story, the official message from Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows, is posted on Lindows.com. Robertson claims that "for under 200 dollars, you'll be able to browse the Internet, check email and run a variety of software products for far less than the price of most handheld devices! A certified version of LindowsOS will come bundled with the PC"." I wonder if such a machine would fare any better than Larry Ellison's ThinkNIC.

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22k/pc

[EvilTwinSkippy]

The extra 10k is engineering time spent on care and feeding.

And network administrator worth his salt will tell you that a windows machine is like a puppy. The opening price might be cheap, but you have to paper train it (install the OS and acclimated it to the network) send it to obediance school (download all of the upgrades and patches) and then constantly give it attention (in the form of cleaning up viruses, fixing dumb mistakes by users), not to mention all of the little presents they leave behind (oh spontaneous registry explosions, impropmtu meltdowns of office installs, etc.) Even with everything is working, the puppie grows up into a dog that eats a lot of floorspace, and needs constant walks.

Linux is more like a kitten. It comes with an instinctual litter box instinct (in usually works with the default settings), it tends to its own needs (you can automate most of the housekeeping with scripts), and it will generally feel worse about little messes than you will (with clear signs of what happened in the syslog.) Kittens can play indoors. They are also programmed to catch mice, roaches, or any other stray critters that darken your networks doorstep.

I swear, the natural state for windows machines is either in the vet clinic or humping your leg.